WESTFIELD — A Southwick mother accused of physically and mentally abusing one of her two school-aged children pleaded guilty in District Court Thursday to eight abuse charges and sentenced to 18 months in jail, according to court records.Amari E. Lopez, 29, of Point Grove Road,...
The Polish National Credit Union announces the promotion of Shane Hall, of Holyoke, to vice president of marketing. Hall began his career with PNCU as a summer intern in 2016 and joined the team full time in 2018 after completing his master’s degree.In his new...
Jurors in the Karen Read trial will continue their deliberations Monday morning, the first full day they will be able to discuss the case. After lengthy closing arguments and instructions from Judge Beverly Cannone, 12 jurors selected to deliberate were sent out of the courtroom...
As Andres Gomez walks towards the kitchen behind The Chandler, a chef at MGM Springfield torches the Nutella crème brûlée — a special.She sets it down along a line of other sauces and dares Gomez and MGM Springfield Executive Chef Mark Hall to taste the...
Cindy’s Drive-In in Granby is more than just a restaurant with good food. It’s a summertime happy place.Here, you can get what I consider to be the best dog in Massachusetts (as determined by our 2018 Best of Mass Hot Dogs contest).You also have a...
When Garrett Whitlock struck out Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Anthony Volpe to get the final outs of the Red Sox’ weekend sweep over the Yankees, the 2025 Boston baseball season was at its high-water mark.They’d won five straight and seven of eight, all against good...
Dear Abby: I was sexually abused as a child. Because of this, as an adult woman, I have issues around being touched. I have had therapy, and I am doing much better, but I’m still uncomfortable with physical contact. I simply request that people ask...
FOXBOROUGH - Given his skillset, TreVeyon Henderson projects as a third down back, especially in a Patriots offense with Josh McDaniels running the show.The team’s second-round pick, part of Ohio State’s vaunted backfield, is fast, can catch the ball, and does a good job with...
Milton Williams was itching to get after the quarterback.The problem is that he wasn’t allowed to touch Drake Maye.After signing a massive contract with the Patriots in free agency, Williams is excited to show everyone what he can do on the defensive line. The team...
Dear Eric: I have a good friend with whom I get together maybe twice a month or so. We disagree politically, sometimes passionately, but always end our conversation by telling each other that we are still friends and still love and respect each other.A few...
